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Reflex control of blood pressure and heart rate by arterial baroreceptors and by cardiopulmonary receptors in the unanaesthetized cat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4045185     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Studies in unanaesthetized animals have reported that section of the carotid sinus and aortic nerves is accompanied by an increased blood pressure variability but not by a sustained blood pressure rise, thus questioning the role of arterial baroreceptors in the long term control of mean blood pressure values. However, sino-aortic denervation (SAD) does not produce denervation of all baroreceptor areas, and it has been suggested that aortic baroreceptor fibres in the vagus and cardiopulmonary vagal afferents that restrain sympathetic vasoconstrictor tone prevent blood pressure from permanently rising. In unanaesthetized cats we recorded blood pressure intra-arterially for 8-12 h when baroreflexes were intact, 7 days after SAD and 1-2 days additional bilateral cervical vagotomy. Blood pressure signals were analysed by computer to provide means and coefficients of variation (CV, variabilities) for each recording period. In intact cats, mean blood pressure was 99 +/- 7 mmHg (average +/- s.e.) and CV 6 +/- 1%. SAD did not alter mean blood pressure but markedly increased CV (12 +/- 2%; P less than 0.01). Additional vagotomy did not alter mean blood pressure (104 +/- 6 mmHg), nor did it alter the increased CV observed after SAD alone. Vagotomy failed to affect mean blood pressure and CV even when performed in cats with intact carotid and aortic nerves. The lack of effect of vagotomy did not depend on simultaneous section of afferent and efferent fibres, because selective blockade of the latter by atropine also failed to affect mean blood pressure and CV.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
A J Ramirez; G Bertinieri; L Belli; A Cavallazzi; M Di Rienzo; A Pedotti; G Mancia
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hypertension     Volume:  3     ISSN:  0263-6352     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hypertens.     Publication Date:  1985 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-11-19     Completed Date:  1985-11-19     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8306882     Medline TA:  J Hypertens     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  327-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Atropine / pharmacology
Blood Pressure* / drug effects
Cats
Denervation
Heart Rate* / drug effects
Pressoreceptors / physiology*
Sinus of Valsalva / innervation*
Vagotomy*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51-55-8/Atropine

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